After time travel, he devoted himself to helping his father with his career.

Is Dingyuanhou really a gambler?

What a gamble!

And Dingyuanhou likes gambling the most!

Yang Tingxuan knew his father too well. All he had to do was throw out the bait of "Prince Junior Brother", and his father would definitely be moved.

After all, if you win the bet, it will be the wealth of Dingyuan Hou Mansion, and if you lose, it will be just the happiness of a granddaughter.

"Hmph! Jinglan is the daughter-in-law of my Marquis Dingyuan Mansion. With Marquis Dingyuan supporting her, there is nothing wrong with her!"

Yang Tingxuan could imagine his father's tone, demeanor, and overbearing look.

Yang Tingxuan himself was a bargaining chip on his father's gambling table, and now he has personally turned his daughter Jinglan into a bargaining chip.

Yang Tingxuan only felt sad for a short while and then returned to normal. Children who grew up in aristocratic families were not like this.

In the Capital Knowledge Building, Wang Duo invited Sun Juan to drink tea in the tea room on the second floor.

"Having met Sun Jieyuan, this tearoom will be yours from now on. You can come here to study at any time before spring."

Sun Juan was shocked when he heard Wang Duo's words. Sun Juan came to the capital to attend the Spring Festival, so naturally he brought enough money.

But... it's just enough to stay in an inn and occasionally attend a few poetry gatherings with others. It seems that the charges in this Shiqu Building will not be low.

Seeing that Sun Juan wanted to refuse, Wang Duo quickly moved out of Mingjun.

"Master Mingjun, when he returned to Sichuan Province, he came here specifically to tell Sun Jieyuan that he was just a young boy. He just wanted to give Sun Jieyuan a place to study quietly!"

"If Sun Jieyuan wants to express his gratitude, how about he be named on the gold medal list and leave a calligraphy and painting for the shop?"

Sun Juan knew what Ming Jun meant, and he was really greedy for the books and tearooms here. There were too many scholars in the inn, so it was not suitable for reading.

"Thank you, shopkeeper Wang. I'll excuse you, Mr. Sun!"

Wang Duo arranged for people to serve hot tea and then went down to check out the shop. Sun Juan was alone in the tea room reading to his heart's content.

It wasn't until his stomach growled that Sun Juan reluctantly put down the book, got up and went downstairs to say goodbye to Wang Duo and prepare to return to the inn.

"Sun Juan!"

As soon as Sun Juan returned to the inn, he was stopped by someone. When he turned around, he saw that it was Zhou Tuo!

"Does Young Master Zhou also stay in this inn?"

Zhou Tuo was the son of a wealthy family in Qingyun County, Qingzhou. He passed the imperial examination in the same year as Xiao Qingshan, but he did not choose to take the Asian imperial examination, but chose to continue the imperial examination.

The emperor challenged Enke once and lost the first two times. This year is his third spring.

"I don't live here. After you left Qingzhou Official School, a letter was sent to the official school. The official school has a relationship with me and asked me to send the letter to you."

As Zhou Tuo took out a letter from his sleeve pocket, Sun Juan took it and saw that it was Ming Jia's handwriting.

Sun Juan quickly wrote to Zhou Tuo and invited Zhou Tuo to sit in his room and have a cup of tea.

Zhou Tuo unexpectedly agreed!

Sun Juan was very grateful to Zhou Tuo for bringing him the letter to Beijing, and asked some questions about Zhou Tuo. Although Zhou Tuo passed the imperial examination earlier than Sun Juan, Sun Juan was the leader of Jie Yuan after all.

Sun Juan soon discovered that Zhou Tuo's morale was low and he was somewhat unsure of his words.

There is a big difference between Sun Juan's impression of Zhou Tuo back then, and it can be seen that repeated failures had a great impact on him.

Zhou Tuo had been studying in an academy in Qingzhou since he was a child. He was not familiar with the scholars in Qingyun County, and he really didn't know what to talk about with Sun Juan at this time.

Zhou Tuo stood up and wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Sun Juan suddenly asked: "Brother Zhou, do you want to study with a certain person tomorrow?"

Sun Juan regretted it after asking, but he had already said it. He always owed favors to the Xiao family, and now...

Zhou Tuo didn't expect that Sun Juan would invite him to study together. Jieyuan from every state had his own circle of friends, although Sun Juan didn't seem to have one.

"Won't it affect you?"

Zhou Tuo's mentality has been lowered for a long time now. He will not look down on anyone at all. Instead, he is worried that he will influence Sun Juan.

"No, you can come over after breakfast tomorrow!"

Zhou Tuo and Sun Juan agreed on a time to meet and left.

The next day, Zhou Tuo brought the book boy to the inn where Sun Juan lived. Sun Juan was already waiting for them at the door of the inn.

"Let's go! Let's talk as we go!"

Zhou Tuo thought he was late, but in fact it was Sun Juan who couldn't wait to go to Zhiqu Building to study. Sun Juan even prepared some dry food today.

Zhou Tuo followed Sun Juan into the Shiqu Building. He looked at the environment and liked it very much, but he was a little confused.

"Sun Jieyuan's wealth can allow him to spend so much in the capital? I need to pay for today's tea..."

Zhou Tuo didn't care about the money spent for a tea, but he would not interact with Sun Juan anymore in the future.

"Sun Jieyuan, tea has been prepared for you! It was my negligence and I forgot to prepare tea for you yesterday!"

As soon as Sun Juan entered the bookstore, Wang Duo hurried over to express his apology. Sun Juan and Wang Duo introduced Zhou Tuo.

"This Mr. Zhou is a candidate in the same year as Mr. Xiao Qingshan, and he is also here to participate in the Spring Festival this year!"

"I have met Mr. Zhou. He is my master's hometown. Young Wang Duo is the shopkeeper of this bookstore. Mr. Zhou can call on me anytime if necessary!"

Only then did Zhou Tuo realize that this bookstore turned out to be Xiao Qingshan's bookstore. Didn't he mean that he was the sixth-grade state magistrate?

Sun Juan was anxious to read the book he had not finished yesterday, so he took Zhou Tuo directly upstairs, but he did not forget to warn Zhou Tuo.

"When you are in high school, remember to write a calligraphy and painting for the bookstore for free!"

Entering the tea room, Sun Juan simply told Zhou Tuo how to borrow books and question books, and then he started reading by himself.

Zhou Tuo stood in the tea room a little confused, but he quickly realized what he wanted and started picking out the books he needed.

While Sun Juan was reading and taking notes, he was still thinking about the letter Ming Jia wrote to him.

Ming Jia's letter was simple and to the point. Sun Juanzi read the letter carefully several times.

Sun Juan thought again of the several boxes of question books that Mingjun had received before, and suddenly felt envious of Mingjun.

"Mingjia has a pair of eyes that can see through problems!"

Sun Juan and Zhou Tuo became reading partners. They studied separately on weekdays. When they were tired, they stopped to have a cup of tea together and chat about their reading experiences.

Sun Jun discovered that Zhou Tuo was a very thoughtful person, and during this period, Zhou Tuo's confidence returned, and his whole aura was different.

The eighth day of February is the day when spring begins.

Sun Juan and Zhou Tuo entered the examination room of Gongyuan along with many candidates. Wang Duo brought the waiter from the store to take the examination.

"Congratulations to both of you for being successful in high school!"

Qu County, Chuanzhou, original residence.

"Master! Is there anything wrong with Mingjia's move...?"

Ming Jun just received a letter from Xiao Qingshan on the first day of the new year. It was a very thick letter that recorded Ming Jia's behavior on New Year's Eve in detail.

Xiao Qingshan only has one thing to say to Mingjun:

"Son! You must study hard! Your sister is very capable of getting into trouble. Your father may not be able to handle it in the future, so he is counting on you!"